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2000 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 566579 · 2005-12-20

Vehicle

Make
SUZUKI
Model
GRAND VITARA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
84,122
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS. WHEN DRIVING ON A STEEP HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10145742
Machine
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